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News & Events of San Diego Islamic Cultural Center

history

In or about the year 570 the child who would be named Muhammad and who would become
the Prophet of one of the world's great religions, Islam, was born into a family
belonging to a clan of Quraysh, the ruling tribe of Mecca, a city in the Hijaz
region of northwestern Arabia.

Originally the site of the Ka'bah, a shrine of ancient origins, Mecca had with the
decline of southern Arabia become an important center of sixth-century trade with
such powers as the Sassanians, Byzantines, and Ethiopians.

As a result the city was dominated by powerful merchant families among whom the men
of Quraysh were preeminent.

Mosque

Islamic public place of prayer. The masjid jami', or “congregational
mosque,” is the centre of community worship and the site of Friday prayer services.
Though the mosque-originally a sacred plot of ground-has been influenced by local
architectural styles, the building has remained essentially an open space, usually
roofed, with a minaret sometimes attached. Statues and pictures are not permitted as
decoration. The minbar, a seat at the top of steps placed at the right of the
mihrab, is used by the preacher (khatib) as a pulpit.

Occasionally there is also a maqsurah, a box or wooden screen originally
used to shield a worshiping ruler from assassins. The minaret, originally any
elevated place but now usually a tower, is used by the muezzin (crier) to proclaim
the call to worship five times each day. During prayer, Muslims orient themselves
toward the qiblah wall, which is invariably oriented toward the Ka'bah in Mecca. The
mosque has traditionally been the centre of social, political, and educational life
in Islamic societies.

Moses, Jesus & Mohammad — three men, one message

RULES for MOSQUES

When entering the mosque, a person should take off his shoes or sandals. Entering the
mosque shall be done with the right foot first, while one utters blessings to
Muhammad and his family. Once inside the mosque, two rak'a (part of the salat) shall
be performed.

A person inside the mosque shall talk softly, not loudly, so that he or she does not
disturb people praying. For the Friday prayer, nice clothes and perfumes are
recommended.